News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Each year, the German-American Friendship Association Siegelbach offers a special activities program for its members. At the general membership meeting Jan. 28, they will vote on the proposed schedule.
The environmental office of the Kaiserslautern County Administration asks KMC residents to properly recycle their Christmas trees.
The German-American Friendship Association Siegelbach starts its first semester German classes in February.
Throughout the week children dressed as the three holy kings can be seen walking from house to house in the KMC. They have paper crowns on their head and carry a big golden star on a pole. They sing, pray and ask for charity collections for their parish. This is always done around Jan. 6.
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***image1***The U.S. Air Forces in Europe concert band with director Maj. Scott Guidry perform their traditional Christmas concert at Stiftskirche in Kaiserslautern. This year, the concert location had to move from the city’s concert hall, the Fruchthalle, which currently is under renovation, to the church on Stiftsplatz. Since the location […]
In Kaiserslautern, about 3,000 soccer fans celebrated the final draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with a party and live bands Dec. 9 on Stiftsplatz. The audience was enthusiastic about the results of the draw and applauded the teams that will play in the local stadium.
For the second year the German-American Community Office invited Americans to perform at the Christmas market in Kaiserslautern.
Each year numerous accidents occur as a result of snow and ice conditions. According to officials of public order offices, in some cases these accidents could have been prevented if all home and property owners and tenants had carried out their responsibilities regarding the correct and timely removal of snow and ice.
All over German Christmas markets, shoppers will find unique wooden items such as nutcrackers, Christmas pyramids, angels and other figures. The origin of these holiday items goes back to the 17th century in the Erzgebirge, a mountain area near the Czech border.
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.8954 |
| Pound: £ 0.751880 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 23.20 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 48.38 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 357.84 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.63 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 3.93 |
| Turkish Lira: | ₵ 32.9740 |
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